Turntable



Jan. 18, 1927.

J. LAZZARO TURNTABLE Filed Sept. 10, 1926 2 Sheets-Shea. 1 I

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J. LAZZARO TURNTABLE Filed Sept. 10, 1926 2. Sheets-$heet 2 Patented Jan. 18, 1927.

UNITED STATES JOHN 'LAZZARO, 0F SPRAGUE, WASHINGTON.

TURNTABLE.

Application led September 10, 192,6. Serial No. 134,674.

This invention relates -to turn tables and more particularly to a portable and quick detachable turn table particularly adapted for reversing, replacing or removing speed cars or section cars on railway tracks.

An object of the invention resides in providing a construction which is simple, light and which may be quickly assembled or detached so thata section car may be quickly Vremoved from the main track line of a railway on the approach of a train by the use of this turn table which upon removal of the car may be quickly disassembled and removed so as not to obstruct Vthe track, the parts in this assembled relation being conveniently'constructed so that they may be readily carried on the car.

The invent-ion further comprehends improvements yin the construction of quickly detachable turn table in which the quickly detachable means cooperates for retaining a pair of rails in spaced parallel relation on a suitable rotatable rame or cross head 'and in which the car when supported on the device will cooperate to additionally retain the rails in spaced parallel relation so that it may be applied or removed to railroad rails or reversed on said rails in a most convenient and expeditious manner.

The vinvention comprehends numerous other objects residing in the det-ails of construction `and relation of the parts which are more particularly pointed out in the following description and claims directed yto a preferred form of the construction, it being understood, however, that various changes in size, shape and relation of these parts may be made wit-hout departing from the spirit or scopeof the invention as herein set forth.

In the drawings forming part of this application Figure 1 is a plan view showing the improved turn table in assembled relation and r applied to the rails of a trackway so that .a car may be reversed or removed from said trackway.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device inthe assembled relation as shown in Figure 1 and showing a section car in dotted line being moved into position on the devicerfor reversing or removal with respect to the rail of the trackway.

Figure 3 is an end elevation taken v from the left hand end of Figure 1 showing the improved turn table in assembled relation and illustrating particularly the manner of retaining the rails of the device in spaced parallel relation and in engagement with th rails of a trackway.

Figure 4 is a detail transverse section showing the quickly detachablemechanism for primarily retaining the rails of the device in spaced parallel relation in cooperation with the projections Aon the rotatable frame member or cross head.

Figure 5 is a ksectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure l.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 1.

A railroad track is indicated at 1 with which the turn table of the present invention is adapted ,for association in removing, replacing or reversing section cars and the like on the track. l

The improved turn table construction inc-ludesa base 'member 2 from the lower face of which projects suitable spurs 3 which vare adapted to projectv in to a tie or bite in to any hard surface between the rails of track 1 so that the base 2 will be firmly held in position against shifting between y the track rails. A frame work generally indicated at 4 includes a cross head 5, the lower side of which is attached to the supporting members 6, 7 and 8 respectively, forming a .rotatable frame work which in cooperation with the sleeve 9 receives the king bolt 10 extending through the base 2 for pivotally supporting the frame work in cross head on said base. The supporting member 6 as more clearly illustrated in Figure 2 is of triangular formation having the base p0rtion thereof positioned on the base 2 and arranged in a plane at right angles to the cross head 5, the sleeve 9 being interposed between the central portion of the base and the apex thereof which is flattened as shown in Figure 2 while the central part of the base portion of the frame 6 has an oiiset portion at 11.

The frame 8 lhas an elongated central portion 12 as shown in Figure 3, the center Yportion of which extends through the offset portion 11 of the frame 6 as shown in Figure 2, and which is positioned adjacent to the upperbase of the base for cooperation there- .with in conjunction with the base portion of the frame member 6. This frame 8 is arranged `substantially at right angles to the frame 6 and the opposite end lportions extend upwardly in dlverging relation as shown at 13 in Figure 3 with the free upper end portion secured to the underside of the cross head 5 at the end portions thereof. The frame member 7 is of inverted V-shape Vas illustrated in Figure 3 having the central portion positioned over the flattened apex.

of the triangular frame member 6 and against the undersideof the cross head 5 while the free ends are, secured to the frame 8 as indicated at 1&1.

Vith this cross head frame construction the frames 7l and 8 form a substantially rigid supporting frame for 'distributing longitudinal stresses applied to the cross head in a uniform mannerV to the base7 while the triangular frame member 6 distributes lateral stresses in cooperation with the frames 7 and 8 to said base member 2 and provides a light weight yet substantially strongV rotatable lframe construction which as above referred to is generallyT indicated by the numeral et. The upper face of the cross head ,.5 at the opposite end portion thereof is provided with a pair of upwardly extendinglugs 15.

A pair of rails are indicated at 16 which are preferably of inverted T-section and in operative position are mounted in spaced parallel relation on the cross head 5 as shownV in Figure 1 having openings 17 intermediate the ends of the rails and at corresponding position to one side of the central portion thereof positioned over the lugs 15 on the cross head which detachably support said rails in proper spaced relation on the cross head.

The short end portion of the rails with respect to the position of the opening 17 are formed with upwardly curved ends as indicated at 18 forming means to limit the movement of car wheels on the flanges of the rails 16 in one direction while the opposite ends of the rails having the bearing flanges 19 beveled as indicated at 20 and the inner edges of the respective rails are cut away as at 21 so that with these last-named ends of the rails seated on the head of the track 1 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 the wheels of a section car or speed car can readily move from the tracks 1 onto the rails 16 and ride on the bearing or tread flanges 19 yas shown in dotted lines in Figure 2 when it is desired to remove, reverse or replace the cars on the tracks 1. Adjacent to the cut away portions 21 the rails 16 have positioning extensions 22 formed thereon to engage the inner faces of the head tracks 1 so as to prevent spreading of the rails 16 as the wheels of a car move onto the bearing or tread flanges 19.

A detachable connecting member 23 in the form of a rod or the like is pivotally connected at 24 to one rail 16 and has a depending end 25 at the freeend thereof forI engagement in the opening 26 formed in the flange of the other rod member 23 at 24: on

the first rail. This connection 23 forms a quickly detachable connection for the rails in conjunction with the studs or lugs 15 for properly gaging said rails for positioning on the tracks 1 and for retaining the rails in Vproper gage when the frame work in crosshead are rotated in angular relation to the tracks 1 when replacing or removing a car from the tracks. Y y The car will cooperate with the gauging means'23 and the lugs 15 so that'when positioned on the rails 16 they will be held in rigid relation withthe car wheels thereon by the cooperation of the flanges on the wheels with the bearing lianges 19 in order that after a car is once positioned on the turn table the rails will not `swing relativeto the cross head and thereby the car cannot become accidentally displaced fromthe rails 16 during its shiftingor movement `from one position to the other when eitherremoving, replacing or reversing the car with respect to the track 1.

lVith this construction it will bev understood that the rails are readily detachable from the cross head 5 merely by lifting the same ofi' of the studs 15 and by reason of the T-shaped sectional formation of these rails they .may be constructed of substantially light material and yet provide a substantially strong structure which `will carry a considerable weight in comparison with their own size and weight and are of such a character that one man can readily handle the rails in placing or removing the same from the cross head. In the same way the cross head 5 may be constructed of a suitable bar and through the stress distributing frame structures 6, 7 and 8 a substantially light weight movable frame or turn table structure is provided on the bar 2 forming a bearing support for the frame that one or two men can readily handle this structure for quickly placing and removing it from between the rails of tracks 1.

l/Vith the parts in this assembled relation it will be seen that they can be conveniently carried on a section car or the like as used on railroads by a section man and that upon sighting an approaching train on the track the base may be placed between the rails of the track and the rails of the turn table, quickly applied -to the lugs 15, the rod member 23 being moved so that the depending end engages in the opening of the opposite rails with the beveled ends of the rails placed on the heads of the track rails and lugs 22 retaining them in position thereon in a few seconds time so that the car may berrun on to the rails 16 and quickly removed from the rails 1 to one side thereof following which the rails as well as the base vmember and frame structure can be quickly moved ofi1 the rails 1. In this way one or two men can-quickly and easily remove a section car from the rails l 01 replace the same thereon and if desired to reverse the position of the car for any position.

It is to be further understood that if desired, the rails 16 may be made in foldable sections in such a manner that the necessity of disassembling the parts for transporting from one place to another Will be unnecessary Where the rails formed of foldable sections are used.

lVhat is claimed is l. A turn table comprising a base member, a frame rotatable on said base member, a pair of projections extending upwardly from opposite ends of the frame, a pair of rails having openings formed intermediate the ends and at one side of the central portion of each rail for receiving said projections and detachably mounting said rails on the frame, quickly detachable means secured to one rail for engagement with the other rail adapted to retain said rails in parallel spaced relation in cooperation with said projections, and head engaging lugs formed at corresponding ends of said rails.

2. A turn table, comprising a rotatable support having a pair of spaced upwardly extending lugs thereon, a pair of rails formed with openings for engagement with said lugs, engaging means pivotally connected to one rail and adapted for quickly detachable connection to the other rail for retaining said rails in spaced parallel relation in cooperation with said lugs.

3. A turn table, comprising a base member, a rotatable frame mounted on said base member having a cross head, and a plurality of frame members secured to and supporting said cross head having angularly arranged portions forming stress distributing and supporting means for said cross head on the base member, and a pair of rails having quickly detachable connection With said frame member.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

JOHN LAZZARO. 

